E.T. Gleitsmann Explained

E.T. Gleitsmann
Industry:Printing ink
Predecessors:-->
Successor:Gleitsmann Security Inks
Founded:1847
Founder:Emil Theodor Gleitsmann
Hq Location City:Dresden
Hq Location Country:Germany
Area Served:International
Owner:Huber Group

E.T. Gleitsmann was a German producer of printing ink, founded in Dresden in 1847 by Emil Theodor Gleitsmann.[1] It would later expand into an international network with branches in Austria (Vienna/Rabenstein), Hungary (Budapest), Italy (Turin) and Sweden (Trelleborg).

The headquarters moved to Berlin in 1953.[2] It eventually became part of the Huber Group and changed its name to Gleitsmann Security Inks in 1998.

Swedish factory

A factory in Trelleborg, Sweden was established in 1901. After World War II, it became independently owned in 1948, changing its name to G-Man.[3] After a series of mergers and ownership changes the company is now a part of Flint Group.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hubergroup India Private Limited. www.microinks.com. 2016-10-25.
  2. Web site: JohannStadtArchiv Gleitsmann. JohannStadtArchiv. www.johannstadtarchiv.de. 2016-10-25.
  3. Web site: Akzo Nobel Inks: Vigorous centenarian - Nynas . 2013-04-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130427210319/http://www.nynas.com/en/Segment/Oils-for-Printing-inks/Case-Stories/Akzo-Nobel-Inks-Vigorous-centenarian/ . 2013-04-27 .